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Saturday, May 30, 2015


Tracks Found Near Ohio River - Update!

After running the Possible bigfoot tracks found near Ohio River story I received a few emails about this area.
I know many have just wanted to dismiss the story due to it being close to a very populated area but there have been other reports of Bigfoot in populated areas.

I got an email from another person name John who said "I have lots of info on the Ohio river, there's a campground that you hear screams and groans all the time, the folks there say it's the KY bigfoot. My cousin spends more time than any one down there he's heard it many many times. It's woke them from their sleep screaming."

I was also contacted by Bill Hammond. Bill was interested in helping out in the investigation. It was soon realized that this area was only about 15 minutes from Bills work and close to a place where he had golfed.

Friday, May 29, 2015



I got a report from some of my family a few days ago. I had known about their finding for a while now but they want to make it official now with a report.

The report comes from Jim and Vickie, I will only use their first names but I'm sure anyone who lives around here will know who they are. This finding happened about 2 years ago.

Jim and Vickie like to go 4 wheeler riding, sometimes they go on night rides. One evening after a good rain the couple decided to take a ride on the ATV.

"It was the edge of dark, we like going on night rides and it had just rained. We was riding and I was driving, so wasn't going fast, I looked down and saw a footprint and stopped and backed up" Vickie said.

Vickie continued "I thought it strange someone being barefoot so recent and up in the mountains. When we saw it and started to examine it we realized it wasn't human, yet it favored human toes but bigger. But the toes were different, had odd number and we new it wasn't human. We got freaked and I took out of there. We will never forget it!"

 At this point in our conversation and after realizing that the track had something unusual about it's toes; I told Vickie about the 4 toed casting I have that came from Oregon. This is when Vickie said "Jim said this print had 3 (toes)."  As some of you may know there are many reports of 3 toed tracks being found, I relayed this bit of information to Vickie. Her reply was "WOW!"  

She went on "We couldn't find the second print but the mud turned into grass, the print was close to the middle of the road but it was at least 4 foot from road to grass! It was also a deep print. We left because it was so fresh."  She proceeded to tell me the exact location of the track but I will not disclose that information other than to say it was in Harlan county, Kentucky. Vickie also said "I know I had the weirdest feeling" in reference to finding the fresh track.

I myself know and many others, that same odd and often times scary feeling you get when you encounter a Bigfoot.

I ask how big the track was and Vickie said "Jim put his foot down beside it and it was couple inches longer than his and he has a size 14 boot. The toes were deeper than the heel of the foot, we figured it was running and it was only about 5/6 inches in the middle but it did have a slight curve to the insole."

Unfortunately, the couple did not have a camera with them that night. But after this finding of the track they rarely go our without one.

I would also like to add, that this is very close to at least one if not two reported sightings. So, the chances of this track being a Bigfoot track are real good.

I wonder sometimes about the 3 and 4 toed tracks that are found. Is it just a case of toe overlapping or did some of the toes just not make an impression? Maybe the easiest answer is that they only had 3 or 4 toes. I really don't know, I guess that is just another part of the mystery of Bigfoot.

Thanks to Vickie and Jim for sharing their finding with me.


Thanks
~Tom~

This post by Thomas Marcum, Thomas is the founder/leader of the cryptozoology and paranormal research organization known as The Crypto Crew. Over 20 years experience with research and investigation of unexplained activity, working with video and websites. A trained wild land firefighter and a published photographer, and poet.




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Thursday, May 28, 2015

Close up of hair

What Gives Sasquatch The Leg-Up In Stealth And Cunning?
Could It Be The Hair???
By Dorraine Fisher

      Over the years I’ve read and heard about stories in ancient cultures in which human hair was considered a source of almost supernatural powers. The bible story of Samson and Delilah being the most famous: When Delilah cut Samson’s hair, the undefeatable warrior was finally defeated. And I always wonder. Was it based on some knowledge that’s been lost over the years? 
 
      Some ancient matriarchal cultures believed that women with the most body hair, like pubic hair, were the most powerful women, and only they were raised to the status of shamans. And Native American warriors often kept their hair long, and were extremely superstitious about cutting it, claiming they lost their advantage in battle. And when Genghis Khan conquered the people of China, he is said to have forced them to cut their hair and wear bangs over their foreheads. Bangs were considered bad luck because they covered the proverbial “third eye,” believed to be the source for intuition. Where have these ideas come from in unrelated cultures in far- reaching corners of the world? I was curious.

     Whiskers on mammals are known to be very sensitive receptors that help them sense danger, navigate in the dark, and decide if they can fit into small spaces. This could explain that supposed sixth sense, or intuition. And though many pet owners remove these receptors on their dogs and cats, increased confusion in the animals has been reported, along with diminished spatial awareness as a result.

So, with this information in mind, it wasn’t that much of a stretch to wonder if the story about the Vietnam War Native American recruits has a shred of truth to it. It’s a story that’s popped up in front of me a few times in the last few years and never seems to die. So here goes. This was reported by a woman anonymously whose husband had been VA psychologist and treated vets with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
 
During the Vietnam War, the war department’s special forces were in desperate need of recruits with special abilities in tracking, stealth, and survival skills. They needed men who proved to have outstanding and sometimes almost supernatural abilities in hunting, tracking and navigating in rough terrain. So they sent undercover agents out searching for these types of men, and the target areas were most often Indian reservations. 
 
Well, as the recruiters often do, they managed to suck these specially talented young men into the fold for their special forces, and trained and prepared them for the field. This preparation, of course, included the standard military haircut. 
 
But a strange thing happened when they were sent into service in the field. They seemed unable to perform as they had at home. These special or even “supernatural” abilities had been hindered somehow, and enough casualties and performance failures were reported that the military was forced to investigate and do an extensive study on the matter. 

When the older recruits were interviewed and asked where they thought the whole thing went wrong, they consistently claimed their military haircuts had put them at a disadvantage. They could no longer sense danger, and they had lost their intuitive skills. So the army sent recruits back into the field, but allowed them to keep their long hair. And sure enough, they performed much better beside other warriors with the standard haircuts. The story had so much impact that it was said that this report made the VA doctor grow his whiskers and hair out and never cut them again after he read this report. And it’s also believed this information is purposely being kept from the public by the government.

So where am I going with this? Animal hair, human hair; hair is hair. Right? But is their more to it than just style choice and body cover? A lot of signs are pointing to the idea that there may be a lot more to it than we ever imagined.
 
Let’s examine the creature known as bigfoot, a very large mammal, who is believed by many researchers to possess amazing, possibly almost supernatural abilities for staying well hidden, eluding humans, and surviving in a dangerous world without being detected. Could their hair, having never been cut in their entire lives, be an important part of the puzzle?
 
If whiskers on animals and hair on humans really do have some kind of built-in receptors that make up intuition or that “sixth sense” we know exists, can another type of animal/human like bigfoot have evolved this skill even further to elude humans in a world where humans are their worst enemy? Could it actually be something as archaic as the hair that gives them a physiological and psychological edge? Bearing all this information in mind, and looking at the stories throughout history, it’s at least worth thinking about.
 
And we might want to think twice about cutting our own hair. 
*******DF




This Post By TCC Team Member Dorraine Fisher. Dorraine is a Professional Writer, a nature, wildlife and Bigfoot enthusiast who has written for many magazines. Dorraine conducts research, special interviews and more for The Crypto Crew. Get Dorraine's book The Book Of Blackthorne!




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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Out in the forest
Bigfoot Field Research - Message to Viewers

Today as I was fighting boredom, I decide to hit the forest and do a little Bigfoot research. I do manage to find a few interesting things and I also set up a couple of game cams. This video is very lightly edited, it is almost the raw footage. I take some time and talk a little about how I set up my game cams and stick formations. I also have a special message at the end of the video for our viewers. I've not been out a lot this year, seems I've had to make several trips to the dentist and at times I didn't feel like getting out. It sure felt good to be out today.

Here is the video

Tuesday, May 26, 2015


Possible Bigfoot Tracks Found Near Ohio River


I got a report in last night and have been following up on it today. This possible finding of multiple tracks was send in my John. I will not use his last name to protect his privacy. 


John and his 8 year old son was out fishing on 5/24/15. They were in Louisville, Kentucky fishing along the Ohio river. They were fishing near Shawnee park. This is a heavily populated area but if you were to cross the river there is a lot of forest land. Here is a map of the area.

Thursday, May 21, 2015

General view of Valley county.
I got this report in a few days ago. It is a good one and I think in the right situation I would also run after a Bigfoot, all the while trying to get a better video of it.

Here is the report.

- Start Report -

Name: Michael

Email Address: On file

State: Idaho

County: Valley

Date of Sighting: 1976,1986,2011,2014

Time of Day: 10:30 pm

Nearest Town: Lowman

Length of Sighting: 2 min.

How many Witnesses: 6 Hunters

Any Photos/Videos: no

Describe sighting in detail:
I have had more than  one encounter as I call it. The best was in 1986. I had just got out of the Marine corp.  I was 22 yrs old in top condition. My uncle asked me if I would like to go elk hunting.I never turn down a chance to go hunting. There was six people in our hunting party.We split into two-man teams and all agreed to meet back at camp at 5:00 pm. My cousin and I decided to hunt up one of the ridges on the far side of the meadow. My uncle and another hunter went on the ridge one over from us.

We didn't have any luck seeing any game.Two groups met up at the meadow and talked about hunting back to camp by going through another draw. As we were walking through the brush, we came across a log structure. At first I thought it was just a slash pile loggers left behind after cutting trees down. My mind was focused on finding elk. Not log piles. My uncle said, "Look at these logs! They have not been cut by man." I said,"So?" He replied,"No saw marks... no ax marks, and no hatchet marks." Then my uncle said, "Where's the tree stumps for these logs?" We looked around. The closest stump was fifty yards away.

This log structure stood about eight feet high and thirty feet around. The logs that were in the pile were green, Not dried out and were 6 to 8 inches around and ten to twenty feet long. There was a two foot opening at one end. No one wanted to be brave and crawl into and look around.

My uncle said, "Do you smell that?" It was a musky smell. I thought to myself, What died ?!? Shortly after the smell I thought I heard a woodpecker, and my uncle said, "That's NOT a woodpecker."I said, "What?" My uncle replied, "That's rocks being slapped together!" An eerie feeling came over me and the rest of the hunters. It was like we were being watched. We decided that we would back out of the area and go to camp an easier way.

When we got back to camp, we told the other hunters what we had stumbled across in the middle of no where. After we got a bite to eat we decided to play cards inside our sheepherder tent. It must have been around 10:00 pm when my uncle said, "Hey! Quiet!" We all calmed down to list. We could not hear anything. It was very quiet... nothing moving and no breeze. So we went back to playing cards. I thought it was my uncle trying to play a trick or cheat at the card game. Five minutes went by and my uncle again said "Quiet!" This time he said "look!" as he pointed to the lantern that was hanging from the center of the tent. It started to sway, and before we knew what was happening, the tent collapsed on everyone!

I remember that my uncle was the closest to the tent door. He opened it and started yelling for us to come out as fast as we could. It was dark, and we all were grabbing for flashlights and weapons. I grabbed a flashlight and a hunting knife. One by one we exited the tent. My uncle told us to all spread out. He said that we need to find out what made the tent come down.I stepped around to the back of the tent and listed. I heard something walking through the brush. It sounded like someone walking through dry leaves. Stepping around the tree that was in front of me, I hoped that I would see what ever it was that was making the noise . I flashed my light around and saw nothing.  My cousin walked up behind me and placed his hand on my shoulder and asked in a soft voice, "Whats that in front of you?" I asked, "Where?" He quickly grabbed my arm with the hand that had been on my shoulder an said, "Don't move your flashlight!" He reached around me with his flashlight and waved it at the area that I had my flashlight pointed at. He said, "Here!" When he did that, the creature took two steps sideways.

My cousin said, "What is that?" I replied, "I don't know!" My cousin exclaimed, "That's not fur, it's hair!" What we were looking at appeared to stand seven to eight feet tall. It walked on two legs, and the weight looked to be 600 to 800 pounds. It was a rust color. What came to my mind was a very large man in a ghillie suit. This thing was thirty feet in front of me. This all took place in about fifteen seconds. As we stood talking about it, it dropped to all fours and started to run away from us like a gorilla. My cousin said, "Let's get a better look at it!" So we started to chase it down an old abandoned logging road that led down hill toward the meadow.

The moon was full that night with no wind at all. I felt like I was in a cross-country race, and the race was in my favor because it was going down hill. I used to be able to run the mile 4:30. The closer I got to this thing, the thought in my mind was, What do I do now?!? I got close enough to it as if it were a quarterback on a football field that I could have tackled or jumped on its back. I couldn't see the face through all the hair I did see the hand and fingers. It had a flat back. I could see the triceps and biceps as they flexed. I tried to hear if it was tiring from running, but it was not panting.

My cousin could not keep up, and he started yelling, "STOP! STOP!" I yelled back,"WHY?" He said, "STOP" again, so I broke off the chase. I kept my flashlight pointed in the direction Bigfoot was heading. My cousin finally caught up with me and said, "Listen!" I said, "What?" He said, "Do you hear anything?" I told him no, he said, "You should! We should hear something running. That means it's just stand outside of the range of the flashlights!" I asked him, "Why did you yell "STOP!"? "Think about it!" he answered. Wolves trick domestic dogs into the woods away from their home, where the rest of the pack will pounce!" An eerie feeling came over me. I suggested that maybe we should head back to camp.

Once back at camp everyone wanted to know what we had gone chasing after. No one else in camp saw it, but they did say they heard something big running. They also told us that the reason the tent came down was that two of the corner stakes on the outside of the tent were pulled up. These stakes were metal and were pounded into the ground with a ax! Since that time I have been back to the area half a dozen times. I have seen fourteen-inch tracks. I've heard more rock-knocking and one night I heard some good vocals from two different location at the same time. I feel that I know how to get them all worked up if they are in the area. One of these times my son and I knew that the closest person to us was at least twenty miles away. It doesn't leave a lot to your imagination on what's making the noise. They are big and hairy. I've been chased out of the area twice now. I still want to go back, but I will not go alone!!


- End Report -

Thanks goes to Michael for sending in the report.

Now, would you have chased this Bigfoot? Sometimes I'd like to think that I would have.

Thanks
~Tom~


This post by Thomas Marcum, Thomas is the founder/leader of the cryptozoology and paranormal research organization known as The Crypto Crew. Over 20 years experience with research and investigation of unexplained activity, working with video and websites. A trained wild land firefighter and a published photographer, and poet.



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Wednesday, May 20, 2015


Game Cam Images from Area 1

I know this may not be a very exciting post but knowing what animals are in an area can help us decide if the area is capable of supporting a Bigfoot. I know this area I call "Area 1" has plenty of fresh water and an ample food supply.

So I thought I would share a short video of some of the animals I captured on this last setup of the game camera.

Here is the short video.
Shad Bay area
 I just got in another report from Canada. The report is several years old but it was a very up close sighting. Here is the report.

- Start Report -

Name: Alisha

Email Address: On file

State: Nova Scotia

Country: Canada

Date of Sighting: may 15 2010

Time of Day: 11:30 pm

Nearest Town: Halifax

Length of Sighting:

How many Witnesses: 3

Any Photos/Videos:

Describe sighting in detail:

It was a very clear moonlit night and I was driving home from work in Shad bay area. As I started up a hill I noticed a fur tree on the side of the road shake. And out of the woods came some kind of animal that was very tall standing on two legs.

In a matter for 2 seconds it walked out onto the road in front of my car and i slammed on the breaks with it inches from my bumper.

It had to be at least 8 feet tall and had reddish brown fur or hair. It looked right at me and I froze still and couldn't believe what I was seeing. The greenish glow of the eyes seemed to pierce right threw me.

It looked very muscular, almost like a  horse would with a long coat. This all happened in a matter of seconds and another car coming from the opposite direction stopped immediately after coming over the hill and the creature took a few strides and was gone.

The couple in the other car pulled up along side mine and said "what the f**k was that. I was still in shock and barley could get a word out. We talked from a brief minute but I just wanted to get home.

This happened only a few minutes from my house and to this day I will not go outside by myself at nigh and thinking of this still makes my hair stand on end! I have heard others have seen something like this around the area before.

- End Report -

A big thanks to Alisha for submitting her sighting. Yes, indeed there has been other reports close to this area. We have had a few reports from the Nova Scoita area. One in particular was from Leo Frank.

Thanks
~Tom~


This post by Thomas Marcum, Thomas is the founder/leader of the cryptozoology and paranormal research organization known as The Crypto Crew. Over 20 years experience with research and investigation of unexplained activity, working with video and websites. A trained wild land firefighter and a published photographer, and poet.




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Tuesday, May 19, 2015


RODS - Real or Bugs?

I can remember back in the 90s when RODS were making a big splash. These RODS were really a big deal for many cryptozoologists back around this time. RODS were discovered by Jose Escamilla. For those who may not know Mr. Escamilla is a producer of UFO video documentaries.

I think, best I can remember, the main claim is that RODS are a new living creature that was undiscovered until the middle 90s. That these things were almost everywhere, flying over our heads. 

I can remember watching a video about RODS and then years later watching a clip of where they were debunked as being only bugs.

At one time, I think some even claimed them to be small UFOs.

Well, whatever they are, I managed to capture one on the game camera. Here is the video.
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Sunday, May 17, 2015


The mythic creature Leshy, also sometimes call the Wood Demon, is based on Slavic Mythology.
Leshy, sometime called wild man, is said to be a woodland spirit and a protector of animals and the forest.

Leshy is often described as a tall creature that can shape shift. He is said to have a beard made out of living grass and vines. In some description, the Leshy has a tail, horns and hoofed feet. Some say he carries a wooden club and is the lord of the forest.

The over all appearance of the Leshy is that of a man, but with a more pointy head and a few other oddities. It is said that the Leshy likes to play tricks on people in the forest and confuse travelers.  The legend says that you may hear the Leshy laughing, singing or whistling while you are in the woods. But be careful, if angered the Leshy can become very dangerous.

There are many other descriptions and behaviors for the Leshy, even one where he has blue skin. The Leshy is always male and in some tellings he has a wife and children.

From all the different descriptions and the wide range of behavior, it appears the Leshy is kind of a free flowing legend. A legend that can adapt and change when needed to fit the scenario.

In my brief research of the Leshy, it seems to also have some of the same characteristic and roots as the United Kingdom's Woodwose.

Some tie and connect the Leshy to  Bigfoot which I guess seems fitting, as Bigfoot is often called the wild man of the forest. 


Thanks
~Tom~




This post by Thomas Marcum, Thomas is the founder/leader of the cryptozoology and paranormal research organization known as The Crypto Crew. Over 20 years experience with research and investigation of unexplained activity, working with video and websites. A trained wild land firefighter and a published photographer, and poet.




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Monday, May 11, 2015



Unknown Sounds Recorded

I recently purchased a sound recorder that I can leave out overnight in the woods. The reason I got this was that I recently had some odd sounds in Area 1.

After checking out the manual on the recorder I decided to give it a test overnight. I placed it out in Area 2, which is basically right where I live. There have been 2 Bigfoot sightings, one by me, in the immediate area, so I figured it wouldn't hurt to try the recorder.

During the night I did manage to record some common sounds with the recorder. For some reason, the dogs were barking like made for a short span. I also recorded a lot of frog and bug sounds.

There were some odd sounds. It sounds like voices, but again some dogs are barking and making it hard to hear. During the night there were also some odd bangs. So I have enhanced these sounds and made a short video.  I'm NOT claiming any of this was done or made by a Bigfoot, I'm just saying I don't know what made the sounds.

Here is the video

Thursday, May 7, 2015



Unknown Cave Creature in TN - Part 5

This is just a quick update on the mystery of the unknown creature seen in an unmapped cave in Tennessee. There have been some discoveries in the past month or so. There have been some new chambers and more writings discovered. The cave also contains flint rock, which we all assume the Indians mined to make arrowheads and other things.

Here is the short video

Monday, May 4, 2015

Massive UFO cluster - Photo by Chris Light.
You may need to click on the above photo to see it better, but there are at least 33 objects and the mysterious black spot in the middle, in this photo.

This was taken a few days ago by our friend Christ Light. He witnessed this large cluster of UFOs and then several more unusual objects. He also witness some known objects, such as fighter jet speeding towards these unknown objects.





Does this object look familiar ? This looks very much like the reported UFO seen in 1965 Kecksburg, PA UFO report. Has it made a reappearance after all this time? Yes, this object was moving. Chris stated it was sitting still for a little while and then moved. If I recall correctly, Chris told me the object flew straight up and out of sight.






 





What is this object? It appears to have a smaller middle section joining the 2 halves. Why was all this activity taking place at that same time?











What about this object? It does not appear to be any type of known aircraft.

This total event lasted near 90 minutes, with many different and unknown aircraft.  Later that night there was also some strange lights in the night sky but it seems the bulk of the activity took place that evening.

Chris has photoed and filmed many strange and unusual objects over the last few years.







There was also some more interesting events today. There was a strong military air present in this exact spot. Chris was able to take several photos of that as well. I will only post this one photo from today, but there are several more.

During the UFO event from a few days before there were also many more photos taken and of different unknown craft. But one of the strangest things was the opening of a black hole. A black hole in which some craft came out of. If you notice in the very top picture there is a black spot in the center of it.

Now, all of this happened near Kingsport, Tennessee. The unknown object photos are clearly not military aircraft, at least anything I or Chris have ever seen. We also talked about the G-forces ... humans can only take so much and some of these things were moving at incredible speeds.

I spoke with Chris on the phone and there are many more details of what he seen and what went on, it is truly amazing. It really has an alien feel to it. 

Now, I wonder if anyone else in the area witnessed any of this event? If so, I urge you to contact me immediately!

A very big thanks to Chris and his watch of the sky. Stuff like this makes me wonder just how many times things have been flying over my head and I never even noticed it. Over the years I have personally witnessed several UFOs but nothing as massive as this event. 


I will do my best to update if any thing more happens.


Thanks
~Tom~

This post by Thomas Marcum, Thomas is the founder/leader of the cryptozoology and paranormal research organization known as The Crypto Crew. Over 20 years experience with research and investigation of unexplained activity, working with video and websites. A trained wild land firefighter and a published photographer, and poet.





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Friday, May 1, 2015

UFO in Madera, Ca

Unknown Object Seen Near Madera, Ca

I got this report submitted a few days ago about a possible UFO over Madera, Ca.
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